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The Ecosystem Map
for KC Innovation

It’s a fast track to innovation: anyone who’s ever created a disruptive technology or service knows that all too well.

And when you're focused on creating, commercializing or even getting an investor's line-of-sight on an innovation that will disrupt an industry, secure data, streamline processes, lead us out of the pandemic (or adjust to this new normal)—you need access to the connections and capital that move at the speed of innovation.

That’s what this guide is about.

The Ecosystem Guide for KC Innovators is your map to Kansas City's tech ecosystem and the resources that are ready to move your innovation from inception to investment to exit.

Download this guide and learn how to:

		Connect with resources that specifically serve innovation-led businesses, from inception through growth and onward to exit.
		Find funding sources to accelerate your innovation-led business, from grants to loans to equity.
		Support and invest in innovation-led business in Kansas City.

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